bending moment

American  

noun

Physics.

1. the algebraic sum of the moments about the neutral axis of any cross section of a beam.

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bending moment British  

noun

1. the algebraic sum of all the moments to one side of a cross-section of a beam or other structural support

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Etymology

Origin of bending moment

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

The distribution of bending moment is given by the ordinates of a triangle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

Structural engineers take care of this, not by reinforcement for continuity but by ample provision for the full bending moment in the stringer and by ample depth.

From Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 by Godfrey, Edward

For the maximum negative bending moment all panels were considered as loaded, and in a single line.

From Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 by Godfrey, Edward

The down-tube from the seat lug to the crank-bracket and the bottom tube from the foot of the steering socket tube to the crank-bracket are made fairly stout to resist this bending moment.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

In graphical hydrostatics it finds centers of pressure and gives a complete solution for the shear and bending moment, curves in ships, besides curves for their stability.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 by Various